Anthropology

Naomi Sunderland, senior lecturer of the First Peoples and Social Justice team at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, is coming to The University of New Mexico as an Australian Fulbright scholar spring of 2024. She will teach in the music...

Reduced predictability of seasonal rainfall might have played a significant role in the disintegration of Classic Maya societies about 1,100 years ago. 'Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies' is a new study...

Horses first emerged on the continent of North America. Millions of years of evolutionary changes transformed the horse before it became the natural companion of many Indigenous peoples and the flagship symbol of the southwest. An international team...

A new book edited by Heather Edgar, professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, and Cathy Willermet, professor of Anthropology at Central Michigan University, explores how Mexican populations have been shaped both culturally and...

It’s an extraordinary way to heal, that’s been mentioned in history books and headlines for generations. Now, after 500 years, the teaching of curanderismo is continuing to expand across the Southwest and at The University of New Mexico.  “You know, we...

The extent of human impact on world environments is undeniable. At scales ranging from local to global, investigations continue to demonstrate that the ecosystems to which we currently belong are structured by human behavior. Catastrophic events such as...

With the largest dataset of prehistoric European hunter-gatherer genomes ever generated, an international research team has rewritten the genetic history of Europe’s human ancestors. This study was led by researchers from the University of Tübingen and...

The Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico celebrates Women’s History Month in March with a website page full of resources about history, events, research, videos, and many other topics, including a synopsis of the history-making...

Frances Hayashida, professor of Anthropology and director of the Latin American and Iberian Institute at The University of New Mexico, has received the Society for American Archaeology Book Award in the Scholarly category for Rethinking the Inka:...

After a two-year hiatus, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s annual Ancestors lecture will return with a talk by The University of New Mexico assistant professor and evolutionary anthropologist Ian Wallace. The lecture will be Thursday, Feb. 16, at 6:30...